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History · Dunbar Township

44% of Dunbar Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1967 on.

0on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Dunbar Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Dunbar Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Dunbar Township’s homes were built before 1955.
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The story so far

Dunbar Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Dunbar Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Dunbar Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 312 at the 2000 census. Dunbar Township was organized in 1856, and named for William F. Dunbar, a state auditor.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 283 to 255 (-10%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Dunbar Township on the map, 1967 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Dunbar Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Dunbar Township on the 1967 USGS mapDunbar Township on the 1985 USGS map1967Matawan sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Dunbar Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Dunbar Township

Nobody well known was born in Dunbar Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ross Lee FinneyAmerican composer · b. 1906
Carl Wood RiddickAmerican politician · b. 1872
Larry BuendorfAmerican security officer · b. 1937
Cooper BooneAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1963
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Al JuhnkeAmerican politician · b. 1958
Beanie EbertsAmerica football player · b. 1902
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Freeborn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClark TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMinnesota Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townVivian TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.